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Different practical approaches have been employed to attenuate the destructive impacts of water deficit stress on plants, such as utilization of humic acid, salicylic acid, algae extract, mulching, and microorganisms, as well as silicon application. Nanosilicon significantly moderates the ruinous effects of abiotic and biotic stress in plants through some physiological processes. In this study, the interaction effect of drought stress and nanosilicon on phytochemical and physiological characteristics of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) was investigated, wherein the four-week-old seedlings were subjected to irrigation treatments at four levels, including 100% (control), 80% (mild stress), 60% (moderate stress), and 40% (severe stress) of field capacity and nanosilicon at three concentrations (0, 0.5, and 1.5 mM) was foliar applied every 10 days in a factorial completely randomized design experiment with three replications for 30 days. Phytochemical and physiological analyses such as photosynthetic pigments, total phenolic and flavonoid content, and antioxidant enzyme activities were conducted. The results indicated that the highest content of Cannabidiol and Tetrahydrocannabinol was achieved using 1.5 mM (1.89%) and 0.5 mM (0.63%) nanosilicon treatments, respectively, under moderate stress. The plants subjected to severe drought stress without nanosilicon application displayed the lowest values of chlorophyll a (0.50 mg/g FW) and b (0.20 mg/g FW). The use of nanosilicon excited the activation of antioxidant enzymes, wherein the plants treated with nanosilicon and drought stress exhibited significantly higher SOD, POD, and APX activities compared to the control. Under all drought stress levels, foliar application of nanosilicon at the highest concentration decreased proline content. The results proposed that the application of 1.5 mM nanosilicon, as a more efficient concentration, improved drought tolerance in hemp plants.
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